National Women’s Business Council report analyzes U.S. corporate supplier diversity programs and points to key areas in which suppliers, corporations and policymakers can work better together to scale-up and grow women-owned businesses.

The National Women’s Business Council (NWBC) is searching for a college/university undergraduate or graduate student to join a dynamic five-woman team for a Spring Fellowship beginning late January, 2017 (flexible start date). The fellowship is designed for a three-month period of time. The Fellow will work with the National Women’s Business Council staff to advance the goals of the Council, specifically to support research projects and to execute outreach and engagement activities. Additionally, the Fellow will assist in crafting messages and materials to promote and publicize the activities, programs and goals of the Council. The fellow will also monitor breaking news, policy efforts and/or related initiatives to maintain a working knowledge of significant developments and trends in the field.

Brooke Hamilton is the President and CEO, Nameplates. Inc. (NPI) in Tulsa, Oklahoma. NPI is a third-generation family-run, Woman Owned Small Business, dedicated to partnering with clients to provide excellent service and high quality identification products.

Stride is a unique small, women-owned business, manufacturing office products. Stride, Inc. looks for ways to develop office products which enables “ease of use” for its consumers when utilizing products for day to day tasks around the office, including ring binders, writing instruments and other office products that ship to large corporations across the United States from their headquarters in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Debbie Farah is the CEO of Bajalia International Group (BIG), which is a Fair Trade retail and wholesale provider of home, fashion and jewelry goods handmade by artisans in underdeveloped economies. BIG connects consumers and retailers with the stories of the sustainable global impact their purchases make while taking Fair Trade products to the masses.

Denise Walthers is founder and president of the DW Group, an executive consulting company specializing in manufacturing and marketing to support women-owned businesses in bringing innovative new products and ideas to marketplace.

Dr.Alma Abdul-Hadi Jadallah is President of Kommon Denominator, Inc., an award-winning woman-owned organization pioneering in the field of science and art conflict prevention, as well as transformation & peacebuilding. This organization advises on and works on strategic projects related to conflict prevention and mitigation, training and education, and capacity building on the national and international levels.

Natalie Kaddas is the CEO of Kaddas Enterprises which is a thermoform plastic manufacturer. Kaddas specializes in custom design products for the utility, transportation and airline industries. Kaddas has developed a product line specifically for the utility industry that prevents animals from causing power outages.